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Client/Legal Alert: The Draft Degree Guiding on the Copyrights and Related Rights

On August 12, the Copyright Office of Vietnam held a conference to gather opinions on the draft decree on guiding some articles of the intellectual property law in respect of copyrights and

15/08/2017

Pham & Associates Advised Bio Minerals N.V. on Its Invalidation Action against the Mark OSA

Pham & Associates advised Bio Minerals N.V. in connection with its invalidation action against the mark OSA in the name of OSAKA Joint Stock Company under Registration No. 131184 for th

08/08/2017

Client/Legal Alert: Administrative Penalties Regarding Violations of the Right to Own Image

Vietnam's government and the Ministry of Information and Communications have prepared a draft decree on sanctioning of

04/08/2017

The NOIP Recognises a Justifiable Reason for Genuine Use

MHC filed a cancellation action against the trademark VIFON ACECOOK & Fig. under Registration no. 62360, which was registered on April 29, 2005 in the name of Vietnam Acecook Co., on th

02/08/2017

Client/Legal Alert: New Criminal Law, effective January 1, 2018

On June 20, 2017, the Vietnamese Congress passed Law No. 12/2017/QH14, amending, supplementing a number of articles of the Criminal Law 2015.

26/07/2017

Hugo Boss Failed to Cancel Registration of X X-MEN FOR BOSS Perfumed Shampoo FRAGRANCE No.9 & Device Mark in Class 3

Hugo Boss Trademark Management GmbH & Co. KG, the owner of the trademark BOSS in Classes 03, 09, 14, 18, 24 and 25 of the Nice Classification, filed a cancellation action against the regis

24/07/2017

Saigon Customs Seized Suspect Fake Goods in 12 Containers

On June 22, 2017, Pham & Associates combined with the Saigon Customs inspected and seized suspect shipment in 12 containers, which was declared in bill of l

21/07/2017

Statistics on the Number of Industrial Property Applications and Registrations in 2016 at the NOIP

According to statistics of the National Office of Intellectual Property, the cities and provinces had a leading number of IP applications in 2016 were Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Binh Duong, L

20/07/2017